The Middle Ages were a time of great change in Europe. Christianity became the dominant religion and the Pope became the most powerful political figure. The feudal system emerged and the concept of chivalry developed. This period saw the rise of cities and the growth of trade and commerce. The Crusades also took place during … Read more
Sometimes the enemy will come and destroy the fields which are outside the city walls. A good solution I would suggest is to put watch towers and military barracks near the fields, in the country side so there can be soldiers ready to defend the fields. Chapter eleven deals with ecclesiastical Princedoms, which are acquired … Read more
The Medieval societies fascination with dreams and their meanings lead to a direct result of authors employing dream visions as allegoric literary tactics, which in turn became a genre that was significantly unique to the Medieval period. Dream visions were favored by Medieval poets, such as French poet Guillaume de Lorris, who became influential on … Read more
Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map is a detailed description of the cholera epidemic in 1864, but the more interesting part of the book is how Dr. John Snow and Rev. Henry Whitehead’s different ideas merge to solve the mystery of the source of the illness. Although as Johnson makes clear in the early pages of … Read more
The Hundred Years’ War was a sequence of conflicts between the Kings and Kingdoms of England and France from 1337-1453. It was a seemingly endless war over control of the throne that ultimately led to England’s expulsion from all land in France except Calais. The Hundred Years’ War is known in history as one of … Read more
In this essay I will discuss the ways in which the story of King Horn and the stories of the saint’s lives from the Katherine Group can be read as representations of the way women were treated and gender roles were viewed in the medieval period. I will do this by analysing the stories and … Read more
The Christian Crusades Positively Impacted the East and the West Even though countless numbers of people died during the Christian Crusades, there were many positive effects for both the East and the West. After the Crusades halted, various trade routes opened up between Eastern and Western cities. Also, the Muslims developed new military strategies and … Read more